iPad Pro 11" Gen 5 (M4) vs iPad 3 (A5X)

iPad Pro 11" Gen 5 (M4) $999
iPad 3 (A5X) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
M4 (9C10G-FL)
CPU
A5X
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
Memory
8GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
16GB
Display
11" Tandem OLED 2420x1668 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 2048x1536 Touch
M4 (9C10G-FL)
9 Cores
9 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
A5X
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 3,760
93%
GB6M 13,390
50%
N/A
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N/A
0%
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
64 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.76 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.03 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5X-7500
1GB
LPDDR2-800
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
16GB
442 min 4K Video
11%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11"
Tandem OLED
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
400 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2420x1668
4 Million Pixels
264 PPI
2048x1536
3.1 Million Pixels
264 PPI
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2,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
0.3MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/9" Sensor Size
2.50 µm Pixel Size
63˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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Center Stage
HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Front Portrait Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
4
1
4
1
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X70
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 10000Mbps Download
Up to 3500Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
LiDAR
Adaptive Colour
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Communication
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Location
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iBeacon
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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31.3Wh
8300mAh
3.77V
Lithium-Ion
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42.5Wh
11487mAh
3.70V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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iPadOS
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
249.7 mm (9.8 in)
Width
177.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
5.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Height
241 mm (9.5 in)
Width
186 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
9.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
444 g (15.66 oz)
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Weight
650 g (22.93 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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